Night of new bands
Spokesman Chris Challis said: “Combining urgent electro-acoustic instrumentals with intelligent, ironic and often bittersweet vocals, Sweet Sweet Lies have carved a folk-pop noir shaped hole in the heart of many of the city’s gig-goers.
“Graduates of BIMM, the band – led by Dominic Van Trapp – released their debut album The Hare, The Hound and The Tortoise in February to great critical acclaim, with pundits lapping up their darkly-humorous song-writing and story-telling.
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Hide Ad“Inhabiting a world ringed by the high drama of Scott Walker, the theatrics of Bertolt Brecht, the heart-baring honesty of Elliot Smith and the intensity of Nick Cave, the album’s twelve songs swing with mariachi horns, weaving bass-lines, flamenco flourishes and sorrow-drenched love song waltzes – all packed with richly honest musings on love, hate and the modern relationship.
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